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Media left feeling foolish after Conficker fails to strike
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-04-01 07:22:15
Relax, despite numerous scare mongering reports to the contrary the Conficker worm has not triggered the predicted tech apocalypse on April 1st. But does that mean the Conficker threat has diminished?



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The origin of April Fools’ Day: No kiddin’!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Biology

2009-03-31 18:27:24
April Fools’ Day, sometimes also called All Fools’ Day, is celebrated each April 1st in many countries around the World. Many practical jokes, hoaxes, and pranks are directed to gullible or unexpected people. However, where did April Fools’ Day originate? Do you know?


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Linux beware: Microsoft acquires Novell, become UNIX copyright owner
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery

Category: The Linux user and switcher blog

2009-03-31 08:51:30
In a shock announcement, Microsoft has today taken majority ownership of software house Novell. This immediately gives the Redmond giant control of Novell's intellectual property assets including the legal copyright over UNIX. Already Red Hat and Canonical (Ubuntu) have expressed their expectation Microsoft will aggressively seek to eradicate all distributions save for Microsoft Linux Vista, formerly SUSE. (APRIL FOOL JOKE!!)


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Internet Explorer 9 to use Mozilla's Firefox code base
Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve

Category: Linux for Learners

2009-03-31 08:04:47
Microsoft Corporation today quietly announced the end of internal development of Internet Explorer. A spokesman said that one of the senior managers saw a car-bumper sticker which said "The only good use for Internet Explorer is to download Firefox", which prompted some soul-searching within the company.


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It’s raining free Conficker protection: get it now!
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-03-30 22:04:21

The dreaded Conficker worm is constantly in the news these days, with consumers and businesses worldwide now bracing themselves for another expected attack from the malicious worm predicted to sweep the Internet on April Fool’s Day tomorrow.


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Don’t be an April Fool, get protected from Conficker!
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-03-30 05:59:18

With April Fool’s Day looming, Trend Micro is offering free protection against a new variant of the malicious Conficker worm that infected an estimated 15 million computers last year and is expected to be launched by “cyberfools” on 1 April.


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